Yalelo
Yalelo is seeking a qualified accountant to join Zambia’s leading aquaculture company as a Cost Accountant based at our Production site in Siavonga.
This role is focused on cost of sale management.
The right fit candidate will perform the following duties:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of raw materials consumed in production on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, ensuring that both quantity and unit costs are accurately posted in Sage.
- Ensure that the correct quantity of General Inventory consumed is accurately recorded in Sage.
- Provide reconciliations between key control accounts and subledgers for General Inventory and Finished Goods, among others.
- Generate variance analysis reports comparing planned versus actual activity rates and standard prices on a monthly basis, and investigate any variances, including operational overheads for the Division.
- Conduct assigned stock takes monthly, as well as weekly and random spot checks across the Production division.
- Serve as the liaison between Aller Aqua and Yalelo regarding all raw materials deliveries.
- Update the monthly Cost of Sale file, providing the Management Accountant with weekly updates on closed cages and consumption files.
- Provide the Management Accountant with cut-offs between feeding cycles and review the weekly build-up of the file.
- Act as the liaison between the operations team and IT to ensure that changes made in the cage structures and feeding platforms are accurately reflected in all systems.
- Troubleshoot any bottlenecks in data generation and communicate with the ERP provider to resolve these issues promptly.
Qualifications & Work Experience
- CIMA, ACCA or ZICA qualified
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
- Minimum two years experience in financial business analysis
- Experience working with SAGE ERP required
- Must be a member of CIMA, ACCA or ZICA
If you meet these criteria, we would like to hear from you! Please send your cover letter and detailed up-to-date CV with copies of relevant qualifications to careers@yalelo.com or productionhr@yalelo.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline for receiving applications: May 31, 2024